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Danbury LMA (1Q 2020)
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Estimated employment60
Mean wage$20.93
Entry wage$16.85
10th percentile wage$15.85
50th percentile wage$18.65
90th percentile wage$31.03
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Manufacturing4064.6%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Manufacturing4019.31
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operator/Tender (51-9124)
Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products incl. glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities. Excludes Plating Machine Setters, Operator/Tender, Metal/Plastic (51-4193).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$18.65 $19.73  -$1.08
2019$17.90+4.2%$18.93 +4.2%-$1.03
2018$17.39+2.9%$18.39 +2.9%-$1.00
2017$16.86+3.1%$17.84 +3.1%-$0.97
2016$16.40+2.8%$17.35 +2.8%-$0.94
2015$16.01+2.4%$16.94 +2.4%-$0.92
2014$15.65+2.3%$16.56 +2.3%-$0.90
2013$15.36+1.9%$16.24 +1.9%-$0.88
2012$15.10+1.7%$15.97 +1.7%-$0.87
2011$14.86+1.6%$15.72 +1.6%-$0.86
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$18.65 $21.91  -$3.26
2019$17.90+4.2%$21.02 +4.2%-$3.12
2018$17.39+2.9%$20.38 +3.1%-$2.99
2017$16.86+3.1%$19.83 +2.8%-$2.97
2016$16.40+2.8%$19.38 +2.3%-$2.97
2015$16.01+2.4%$18.98 +2.1%-$2.96
2014$15.65+2.3%$18.57 +2.2%-$2.91
2013$15.36+1.9%$18.20 +2.1%-$2.84
2012$15.10+1.7%$17.88 +1.7%-$2.78
2011$14.86+1.6%$17.60 +1.6%-$2.74
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-New London $26.7560
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Danbury $18.6560
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $18.36530
Bridgeport-Stamford $25.96410
New Haven $19.24300
Waterbury $17.77120
Wages in other areas
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